The athletic department is in the
process of installing new grass in the outfield and foul territories at Alex
Box Stadium, a project scheduled to be completed near the end of this month.

"When we first moved into the new
stadium (in 2009) we planted 'performance' Bermuda grass and it just hasn't
been a good fit," Tigers coach Paul Mainieri said. "In 2010 we decided to try
something different and planted 'celebration' Bermuda in the infield, and the
infield has looked great ever since.

"We put off doing it in the
outfield because of the time that we would have to be off of the field for such
a big project. Now is a great time to get it done before we start fall practice
later this month."

The LSU Baseball Coaches
Committee, the booster club that supports the program through annual donations,
is covering most of the cost of the project.

"We got approval for the project
right away," Mainieri said, "in large part due to the contributions of our
Coaches Committee, who make covering such a large project a quick reality. We
feel like this is a tremendous upgrade to what is already the best stadium in
college baseball, the show place of the collegiate game."